Providing support for vulnerable and complex rough sleepers
North Northamptonshire Council
How we helped North Northamptonshire Council
Challenge
North Northamptonshire Council needed a temporary accommodation solution for duty homelessness cases and complex rough sleepers with staffing on-site, 365 days a year.
Solution
We established Seen & Heard with North Northamptonshire Council to provide just this. Our 18-bed home provides temporary accommodation with the added support of 24 hours staffing and security.
“It was especially welcome that the entire process from go-ahead decision until the first clients were safely accommodated took just over two and a half weeks. This was critically important, as we needed to get these vulnerable people off the streets and into a warm and safe environment before the really bad weather set in.”
Cllr Andy Mercer – North Northamptonshire Council’s Executive member for Housing and Community
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Service users moved into more settled or independent accommodation
18
Bed-homes providing temporary accommodation
24
Hours staffing and security
7
Complete mandatory safeguarding training of staff
